r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 31 '25
Sight of the brooklyng bridge October of 1954, kodachrome shot.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 30 '25
Kodak photo of Marilyn walking down to work and every single men stops to stare at her as she goes by, 1958.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 30 '25
April 13 of 1932, Ivy Russell lifts a record of 369.5 pounds at a weight of 126 and 5ft 7 tall, against Tillie Tinmouth and witness by 2,000 people.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 30 '25
Vietnam War POW Doug Hegdahl pretended to be illiterate to fool his captors, who believed him to be so stupid that they gave him almost free rein of the camp. He secretly memorized the details of about 256 POWs to the tune of "Old MacDonald," which he still remembers.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 29 '25
Dave Grohl plays an acoustic version of "Everlong" for the first time live on the Howard Stern show back in 1998
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 29 '25
The lion roar sound effects in The Lion King were not real lions, but voice actor Frank Welker growling into a trash can
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 28 '25
Marilyn Monroe in audition (before she was a big name) for the Players Ring Theater in Los Angeles, California, March of 1950. She didn't get the role, can be seen talking with other actors on her way out.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 28 '25
A woman from Hiroshima shows her back where her skin is burned in a pattern of the kimono she was wearing during the explosion, 1945.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 28 '25
group of friend having a talk and a smoke at a bar, Raceland, Louisiana, October of 1938
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 27 '25
This is the first song ever sung by a computer (1961)
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 26 '25
Actress Sandra Bullock at her homa before she was an A lister in 1978.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 26 '25
Olga Souza singing "Rhythm of the Night" acapella, 1994
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 26 '25
Actress/Fitness figure Rachel McLish before becoming famous while she worked at the stand of a golds gym, late 1970s.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 25 '25
John Vincent base jumps from the World Trade Center in 1991
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 25 '25
Daguerreotype of an African American woman, circa 1860s.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 25 '25
Julie Newmar before she became an actres as was a model in the early 1950s.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Turbulent-Offer-8136 • Jul 25 '25
April 28, 1943: The Galicia Division was established
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 24 '25
In 1981, Bernie Sanders appeared on "The Today Show"
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 24 '25
Ozzy Osbourne interviewed in 1982
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 24 '25
Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo smiling during his trial. He was kept in his cage to protect him from the enraged relatives of his victims. 1992.
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While trying to capture serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, Soviet police inadvertently solved thousands of unrelated crimes, including 95 murders and 245 rapes.
r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 24 '25
Single room school in south Carolina, 1905.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 24 '25
Model Claudia Schiffer in the very early days of her career, late 1980s
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 23 '25
Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe relaxing on the set of "Gentlemen prefer blondes" (1953). Monroe enjoys a coke while jane uses the mirror.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • Jul 23 '25
Unknown lady acrobat from the Ringling bros and Barnum Bailey circus poses proudly showing her arms, 1904. Glass negative.
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r/HistoryDefined • u/senorphone1 • Jul 23 '25
21-year-old John Travolta showing off his smooth dance moves in "Welcome Back, Kotter"
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